Category: Hamilton News

Twenty-one schools from across Toronto or learning about the staggering realities of youth homelessness. “Any one night, there’s about 1,500 to 2,000 kids on the streets,” said Mike Burnett, an education specialist with Youth Without Shelter. For the last several weeks, drama students at Crescent School have been taking part in a art activism workshop called Tokens4Change. Story continues below “The Tokens4Change campaign sort of breaks those stereotypes in a way,” said Michael Levinson, a drama student with Crescent…

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January 30 2018 6:39pm Tue, Jan 30: A man who had to pay an extra $8,000 in expenses after a system error between Air Canada and British Airways are still being denied compensation. In the meantime, a BC couple got a wet wake-up call halfway through their flight. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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A Gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault offences in Ontario involving a 15-year-old girl has spent time as a guest coach for training camps in B.C. Scott McFarlane turned himself in after a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued last week. READ MORE: Toronto-area gymnastics coach charged with sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl “Although Mr. McFarlane has never been a member of Gymnastics BC, he has previously worked as a guest coach at Gymnastics BC training camps,” reads a release form Gymnastics…

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An Indigenous activist says he’d like to go ahead with human rights complaints against the Cleveland Indians despite a recent announcement that the baseball team would be changing its controversial logo. Douglas Cardinal says the decision to remove the image of the fictional Chief Wahoo from a team logo is a step in the right direction, but argues the team’s name is still racist and demeaning to Indigenous people. Story continues below The Ontario-based architect has filed human rights…

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January 29 2018 10:22pm Sources tell Global News Cst. Vittorio Dominelli and his partner have been suspended after ingesting some edibles from a recent dispensary raid. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident &&…

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Police were concerned as they watched a man going into Bruce McArthur’s Thorncliffe Park apartment on the morning of Jan. 18. Fearing for the man’s safety, officers kicked down the door and arrested the allege serial killer, sources told Global News’ Catherine MacDonald. READ MORE: Timeline of events in Bruce McArthur suspected serial killings case Once inside, they found the man tied to the accused serial killer’s bed, sources said. Police source tell @globalnewsto that officers arrested Bruce McArthur…

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A man who was chased by a group of men in downtown Toronto and stabbed during an altercation has died in hospital, police say. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday near the area of Yonge Street and Wellesley Street. Police said the victim was rushed to hospital and was later pronounced dead. Authorities believe as many as 10 men pursued the victim before he was fatally stabbed. Police have not released any descriptions of the suspects. The homicide…

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TORONTO – Unifor and the Canadian Labour Congress both say they’re optimistic that peacemaking efforts from Ontario’s largest public sector union can help them end their war over the rights of workers to choose which union should represent them. Story continues below Warren (Smokey) Thomas, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, said he stepped up Monday to attempt to repair the rift, which was exacerbated when Unifor left the national lobby group for Canada’s labour movement in…

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“The question is: Will he display a resolve and a commitment to pursue his immigration goals, or will he start channeling Jeb Bush again?” said Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates restrictive immigration policies that Mr. Bush opposed as Florida governor and as a candidate in the Republican presidential primary against Mr. Trump. “What I would like to see is a speech that is strong in its principles but not obnoxious in…

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The uncertainty over Mrs. Trump’s appearance was in contrast to her willingness to show up and support Mr. Trump in the past. He has long been able to rely on his wife to step in to rationalize his behavior, dismiss his accusers or hit back against naysayers. In 2011, Mrs. Trump appeared on TV to support her husband’s attempts to pressure President Barack Obama into making his birth certificate public. In 2016, she again appeared on camera to dismiss…

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